Site work, paving and outdoor lighting for a civil project in Jacksonville, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for outdoor lighting for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The District Community Development District (District or CDD), located in the City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, hereby announces that it is soliciting proposals to provide labor, materials, equipment and construction services in connection with the development of Phase 2 (Seawall and Retaining Wall Replacement) of the Districts capital improvement plan. The land within the District is being developed into a 32-acre mixed-use development, which is intended to revitalize the South Bank area along the St. Johns River in the City of Jacksonville. The Projects (defined herein) will deliver public infrastructure for the mixed-use development and are intended to include roadways, parking facilities, utilities, earthwork and environmental improvements, stormwater management improvements, Seawall and Retaining Wall Replacement improvements, landscaping, signage, lighting, and other similar infrastructure. The Projects include public infrastructure for the District (CDD Project), as well as public infrastructure for the City of Jacksonvilles Downtown Investment Authority (CRA Project, together with the CDD Project, Projects). Presently, the District is only soliciting proposals for a portion of Phase 2, the Seawall and Retaining Wall Replacement project, which consists of constructing, among other things, new seawall and retaining walls/bulkheads along the north property line abutted by the St. Johns River, as shown in the Districts construction plans for Seawall and Retaining Wall Replacement Bid Set, dated February 8, 2021. The Phase 2 Seawall and Retaining Wall Replacement consists of a portion of the CRA Project. The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the Proposal Deadline (defined herein), and to provide notice of such changes only to those Proposers who have provided their contact information to the District Engineer via e-mail at DistrictPhase2RFP@kimley-horn.com. To be eligible to submit a proposal, and in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Project Manual, an interested firm must hold all required local, state and federal licenses in good standing, and be authorized to do business in the City of Jacksonville, Duval County and the State of Florida. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECTS. Proposals shall be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted in a sealed envelope, marked with a notation PROPOSAL FOR CRA PROJECT - PHASE 2 SEAWALL AND RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT. The District reserves the right to return unopened to the Proposer any Proposals received after the time and date stipulated above. Each Proposal shall remain binding for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days after the Proposal opening. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria included in the Project Manual. The District reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, make modifications to the work, award the contracts in whole or in part with or without cause, and waive minor or technical irregularities in any Proposal, as it deems appropriate, and if the District determines in its discretion that it is in the Districts best interests to do so. Any protest of the Project Manual, including, but not limited to the terms and specifications, must be filed with the District within 5 business days of posting of the Project Manual, together with a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of $150,000. In the event the protest is successful, the protest bond shall be refunded to the protestor. In the event the protest is unsuccessful, the protest bond shall be applied towards the Districts costs, expenses and attorneys fees associated with hearing and defending the protest. Failure to timely file a protest, or failure to timely post a protest bond, will result in a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and other law. The successful Proposer will be required upon award to furnish payment and performance bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of the value of the contracts (as described in the Project Manual), with a surety acceptable to the District, and in accordance with Section 255.05, Florida Statutes. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO OPEN PROPOSALS Pursuant to Section 255.0518, Florida Statutes, the proposals will be publicly opened at a special meeting of the District to be held at the Proposal Deadline and at the District Engineers Office. The purpose of the special meeting will be to announce the names of the proposers and pricing. No decisions of the Districts Board of Supervisors (Board) will be made at that time. A copy of the agenda for the meeting can be obtained from Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., the District Engineer, at DistrictPhase2RFP@kimley-horn.com. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. Due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency, the District fully encourages public participation in a safe and efficient manner. To that end, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with C DC guidelines. Further, participants may attend the meeting telephonically by dialing 1-904-828-3900. A speaker telephone will be present at the above location so any Board Supervisor or staff member or the public can attend the meeting and be fully informed of the discussions taking place either in person or by telephone communication. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a time, date, and location stated on the record. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Engineers Office at 1-904-828-3900, at least 48 hours before the meetings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. Any and all questions relative to this procurement shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., the District Engineer, at DistrictPhase2RFP@kimley-horn.com, with e-mail copies to Patricia Comings-Thibault, District Manager, at pthibault@dpfgmc.com, and Jere Earlywine and Mike Collazo, District Counsel, at jeree@hgslaw.com and MikeC@hgslaw.com. No phone inquiries please.